St. Paul Pioneer Press tech blog by Julio Ojeda-Zapata

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St. Paul Pioneer Press tech blog by Julio Ojeda-Zapata

St. Paul residents needing on-call transportation saw their options expand in recent weeks. Two taxi-like services, Lyft and UberX, launched in the saintly city to compete with traditional taxi services (as detailed in earlier posts here and here,… Read More

Ride-sharing services Lyft and UberX recently began service in St. Paul with the claim that their citizen-driven cars have lower rates than traditional taxis. Steve Pint begs to differ. He’s not exactly impartial as president of New Hope-based… Read More

UberX, the low-cost counterpart to the Uber luxury-limo service, and a direct competitor to Lyft, is launching tonight in the Twin Cities. I used Lyft, the car service known for its fist-bumping drivers and magenta-moustachioed cars, last week…. Read More

Uber, the luxury-taxi service renowned for its hail-a-ride app and its impeccable service, today is launching in the Twin Cities a lower-rent variant called UberX. Instead of Uber’s Lincoln Town Car- or SUV-style transport, available here for… Read More

I am not a big boycotter, generally, but a couple of companies have ticked me off enough lately to lose my business. CVS Pharmacy is one of them, as I’ve noted earlier. I used to be able to make… Read More

Local taxi companies squared off against car-sharing companies and their supporters, as scheduled, at a City of Minneapolis public hearing earlier today. The city has proposed regulations that would allow the likes of Lyft and UberX to operate… Read More